​19 cars damaged in multiple highway pile-ups in northern Vietnam

Two multi-car collisions occurred Sunday on a major highway in northern Vietnam as mist and rain conspired to shroud part of the road, leading to physical damage to the vehicles and a traffic tie-up.

The accidents took place in Hoa Binh Province at around 3:30 pm on National Route 6, stretching nearly 500 kilometers from Hanoi to the northwestern Vietnamese region.

The first pile-up involved seven cars, while the second, occurring only several minutes later and around 100 kilometers away, was a collision of 12 cars, according to Ha Anh Minh, a senior officer of the provincial police unit.

A traffic hold-up is seen following the multiple pile-ups on National Route 6. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene to help the victims and deal with the hold-up, which a stranded driver said blocked both carriageways of the road for over an hour.

Minh said that the affected vehicles had been towed away before traffic movement returned to normal by 5:00 pm.

The officer said no casualties were reported, adding that the accidents were traced to a thick blanket of mist and rain which caused a slippery road surface and poor visibility for speeding cars.

Many sewers along the streets in Ho Chi Minh City have their entrances blocked by garbage on a regular basis, negatively impacting urban esthetics and the environment while helping cause serious flooding.

Despite the sweltering weather in Hanoi these days, many young people still flock to lotus ponds surrounding the capital city’s iconic Ho Tay (West Lake) to pose for Instgram-ready photos with a sea of blooming flowers.